3.Impact and Effects

Impact of the Latin American Revolutions

• Colonial rule ends in much of Latin America.
• Bolivar, San Martin, and others lead successful revolts in Latin America.
• Attempts to rebuild the economies were made.
• Toussaint L’Ouverture leads slave revolt in Haiti.
• The French leave Haiti
• Emperor Agustin I is overthrown and local leaders set up a republic known as the United Provinces of Central America.
• Bolivar works to create a single nation called Gran Columbia.
• Dom Pedro becomes emperor of independent Brazil

• 18 separate republics were set up.
• Continuing efforts to achieve stable democratic governments and to gain economic independence.
• Emperor Agustin I is overthrown and local leaders set up
• United Provinces of Central America is fragmented into the separate republics of Guatemala, Nicaragua, Honduras, El Salvador, and Costa Rica.
• Gran Colombia is split into three countries: Venezuela, Columbia, and Ecuador.
• Brazil is a monarchy until 1889, the social and political turmoil caused it to become a republic.